2nd grade, week 28, day 3

open and closed syllables in sentences

1. Read the open and closed syllables words from this week again, then read them in sentences: on the decodable page, or in three short sentences you write.
2. New sight words: “light” and “long”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• Dolch third grade sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/third
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

The story map

1. Fill in a story map: who, where, when, the problem, and an idea for the ending.
2. Your child plans a story on a story map: who, where and when, before writing the beginning.

• Story map: who, where, problem, fix (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/story-map

Pentagons and hexagons

1. Make a pentagon and a hexagon on the geoboard.
2. Then move one band so the hexagon becomes a pentagon.

• Geoboard on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/geoboard
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Measure the growth

1. Measure the sprouts in centimeters every other day and write each length down.
2. Make a line plot or a graph of the growth.

• Centimeter graph paper (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/centimeter-graph-paper

A library visit

1. Visit a library or its website with a grown-up and list five things it lends besides books.
2. Your child explains today to someone at home, then writes the main idea in a sentence.

Read-aloud: Water Uphill

1. Read “Water Uphill” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. Afterward, ask your child to tell the story back to you: first, next, last.

• Water Uphill, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/water-uphill